>Hey Erik. I've worked around this by constructing the statement as a string, and using EXECUTE to run the query. Downside (and a biggie) is that SQL Server won't be able to pre-compile and all that good stuff.

As I replied to Bob, this downside is a showstopper in my case. This SProc is going to be _very_ heavily used, and the need to compile on every hit would be a majorly costly endeavor ($ wise).